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Adaptations of Antarctic pinnipeds to their environment

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University of Canterbury

Degree Level

Postgraduate Certificate

Degree Name

Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies

Antarctica is an extreme environment, and organisms living there must contend with extreme cold, ice, and winter darkness. The seals are well-suited for life in this unique environment, with a variety of evolutionary, morphological, physiological, behavioural and other adaptations which allow these animals to live in the hostile Antarctic environment. This leview will introduce the Antarctic seal species, explain their evolutionary origins, and detail some of the adaptations they possess for survival. Antarctica is an extreme environment, and organisms living there must contend with
extreme cold, ice, and winter darkness. The seals are well-suited for life in
this unique environment, with a variety of evolutionary, morphological, physiological,
behavioural and other adaptations which allow these animals to live in the hostile
Antarctic environment.
This leview will introduce the Antarctic seal species, explain their evolutionary
origins, and detail some of the adaptations they possess for survival.